Handmade Jewelry

Environmentally friendly, or “Green”, products are popular these days because a lot of consumers are beginning to realize just how much harmful material is contained and thrown away in the things we use just about every day. Cleaning supplies, food packaging and even furniture is now advertised as being “eco friendly” or at least marketed as being less harmful to the environment as previous versions.

This desire to be green and to create something beautiful without harming the planet is the driving force of the eco friendly jewelry movement. Given two pieces of similar handmade jewelry that …

Regular readers of this blog know that I’m a big fan of using recycled materials and left over jewelry pieces to make new and exciting pieces of jewelry. I even have an entire category on my blog covering people and companies that make jewelry out of left over pieces and odds and ends. That’s why I was pretty excited when I saw the TODAY show’s style expert, Bobbie Thomas, featured a whole bunch of cool necklaces, bracelets and rings all made with hardware store supplies such as washers, nuts, bolts, hose clamps and other pieces you can pick …

I began making bead jewelry years ago because at the time it was the most approachable and easiest way to begin making jewelry. While it takes plenty of practice to actually get good at making beautiful jewelry with beads, the basic idea of stringing beads together and attaching clasps is a fairly easy one to grasp. Many accomplished jewelry artists will tell you the same thing: they began with bead jewelry because it was the easiest type of jewelry to begin making.

But lately I’ve been wanting to expand my skills into …

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If you’re looking to pick up some truly beautiful and classic retro and vintage looking jewelry, then you need to check out Ida Jefsen Design to see some of her amazing pieces!

Here’s one of many classic jewelry pieces from Ida Jefsen!Ida Jefsen is a one-woman whirlwind of artistic endeavors and amazing talent with an international background that would make most of us here in the United States …